San Genaro

San Genaro was a Spanish Heavy First Rate frigate. More a floating fortress than a sailing ship, it was the ship that ended pirate John Nelly and nearly destroyed his ship "Cuckold".

History
San Genaro was built in 1660 in New Spain in Veracruz, meant as a defense for the harbor against Pirates, especially against Henry Morgan and his adventurers of the Kingdom of England. "San Genaro" was named for the Bishop of Naples, who was executed by the Roman Empire during Diocletian's persecution of Christians in 305. The ship, more a floating fortress than a sailing ship, was intensely-powerful with 48 dangerous cannon.

Captain Miguel Maldonado, in charge of the ship's 300-man crew, hunted down pirate John Nelly in 1668 off the south coast of Cuba, with the huge "San Genaro" facing the 133-man crew of "Cuckold". The frigate holed the smaller ship, and forced her to flee, and eventually Nelly was captured and hung. The ship continued to patrol the Caribbean shortly after, hunting more pirates.